This story was originally posted on IdahoEdNews.org on March 12, 2024. Another major school choice bill has failed in the Idaho Legislature. The House Revenue and Taxation Committee narrowly rejected House Bill 447, which would have created a $50 million tax credit and grant program to subsidize private school tuition. The split vote marked the […] The post Private school tax credit bill defeated in close vote in Idaho House committee appeared first on Idaho Capital Sun.
Idaho legislators have been working at a breakneck pace this legislative session. Since Rep. Julianne Young, R-Blackfoot, introduced on Jan. 9 the first bill of the session, which would have replaced the term “fetus” with “preborn children” in Idaho law, lawmakers have worked to draft 717 bills – and counting – in 2024. That’s a […] The post 717 bills have been drafted. Not one fixes the disenfranchisement of thousands of Idaho voters. appeared first on Idaho Capital Sun.
In a 29-5 vote, the Idaho Senate on Monday adopted Senate Joint Memorial 103 to voice opposition to the federal government’s efforts to remove and breach dams in the Columbia-Snake River system. A joint memorial is not a bill, but rather it is a petition or representation made by either chamber and approved in the […] The post Idaho Legislature once again comes out against dam removal, breaching efforts appeared first on Idaho Capital Sun.